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onsmplon
)vers # E4tixnated
tataticiaits,•b
y a pec.ullax
Tori haY.e i)e•en, 4v0_estimating.
Canada's egg ,00nsttnption, ^,W. A..
Landreth, of W'inailpeg, .president
of the Canadian Yrodlide Associa
• tion, declared last week. . '
Their estima es,ha've been based,
on the :assUin tion that roosters
Ss well as hens are 'among , Can-
isda'a, egg •pr9dilcers, Mr, Landreth
told delegates to the •asociation's
nnnual.convention.. •
Two -Thirds Egg Per pay
"or. some ,years, the per capita
eonsumption.� of . eggs was quoted
In 'Cana.dian 'statistics an approxi-'
'Mately 30 , dozen• or an egg a .day,
'w'hich was far, in excess . of any
other area of the,World," Mr. Lan-
drethsaid. ' •
"During ,recent ,'years this has
been 'ad,l uste.d . to,', approxirnately '21'
dozen, about two-third',s of •an egg
' "We understand°that� the.' fernier
potation was based on the'theory
, ;hat egg production was not, limitr
id to pullets :and hens; but vthat all
hicktns and cockerels 'performe'd
t sini la•r.'i fission.
"Even statisticians Must have
heir ,tun."
w7,
Canadian Cardinal` Might,
Be Papal Choice
:,todrigu'e Cardinal. Villeneuve,
Archbishop . of Quebec, who is
Canada's. only Cardinal of the Ro
, lnan 'Catholic Church is being
-- prominently mentioned as. 'a pos--
ialbie successor to Pope Pius•XI-in'
the event .that the Italian mend -
tiers .oi ti4 Sacred College of Car-
dinals; whose taskit is to elect a
new Pope, should split • their vote. -
Don't Hunt, For
.Pearls In • Stew
Nobody .Ever Found One Of
• Any Consequence In A Plate-
ful Of Oysters Ori The Half-
' Shell, Ether.
• Don't go :fambii--ng -around In a
_. ,. h :_,..,,.eii•��f---•oysfhir _:s'f�v',�oh3aag ax.::;
pe*aris.
Frank Gardner Hale, jewel expert
of the Boston Society of ,Arts and,
Crafts says it isn't worth while.
"Nobody ever found ,a pearl of
Vie•. ' any consequence in an oyster ,stew
or irk' a plate o4' oysters, on half
AWL". he told a lecture audience.
Facts About Garr::
Hale dropped' these other facts
about. gems: ' ' . i •
The diamond is notthe most val-
uable jewel, and never . was. The
* . emerald• is;: having replaced the
rttby,. •.
"Tiihre is scarcely a flawless
prect'ous stone. ',Even diamonds
usually are °j.rwe_,d. Just because a
'diamond' Will scratch glass is no
proof it is a diamond. 'French
paste' will scratch glass i just as
welt."
So far' as 'scientists can learn'
there is no diffrence between, an
lgliil nial�111C
ancl 'ah emerald excer t '
he shade of green.. ,
• ''Any emerald of 'more than two'
carats is either flawed or synthetic.
The chief trouble with •synthetic
die:te nds: is that they are too ter. •
-feet."
"there is no such thing as an'un-
•eut:stone." •Thiise that appear ,n -
Crit are just cut that 'way. -
r .I
is '
Russian 'airplanes ah h Will fly
between Moscow°and New. York by
carry 42 .Ir'asseng'er•'s arid" c'r'ew
fix.
•
KEY TO. PACIFIC: The mostaixi
portant island in the world -has'
fallen into the wrong hands. The
domination of Hainan by Japan,
will strike heavily against Great
Britain, France and the United "
States, strategically situated as'
the island is athwart the British
Far .Eastern lifeline;, :menacing •
France's .Indo-China' ports; threat- -
eni•ng the • United States' lines to
the. Philipj4nes 'and Hawaii. Should
Britain,' 'and the U,l -ever decide
Jo act' in concert in the East, their,
movements wi11 now , be''seritie4'
hampered. •,.�: - • •
• At the present .niornent,.the' is-
"land's .chief importance to Japan
Is' las 'a ba'>te; froiai •whicth air at -
"tacks'. ean,' be latinc-hod at Ching's
•: two " remaining communications s
,with the outside world.''
:Looking at in the, long way,• low
ever;; as. Generalissimo. Chiang''Kai-
Shek put it! last,. week, .the seiz-
,ure .of Hainan is the first••step in,
• a southward expansion of the Jap-
anese Empire.- japan now 'hasan
excellent .jumping-off place toward
• the Dutch Indies; rich .in oil, and
is in v, better position than ever ,.
;before to accompli h the eventual..
nomination"pfthe whole .Pacific.
TAKE.
CHILDREN, CARE: Every-
; body's: met Ferdinand the, Bull—
/who loved
ull—/who.loved to • smell the flowers
.in themovie or in the hook or.in
the song (advt.)' and '.loved him
. too, we're Certain., But for all his
charm, his • mildness, Ferdinand is
yet a' menace. .Because little'
chilrren love, him, too much. '
"Not•,wisely, but tan well".:.
Ferdinand, 'the bull ;who. ;never.
'Darned: to'' fight,is giving children
a. false •idea of bulls in general.
They: 'see a 'Ferdinand in.. every
snorting; 'pawing, tearing •bovin•e.
..... ell -doom, •it'.s -,a •d~a t e s d,
:they, don't .believe ;you, They.know
•different, knowing Ferdinand.
So if your` little. chile is gored ,
this suhr:m'er while ..profferinig flow-,.
ers. to -same fierce bull 'in a spas-
ture field, you can't say ,we haven't
Warned you. • '
PREPARE 'FOR •PEACE! Colonel
:. 'Tchou, .dynamic former 'se,;retary
• • to' China's Chiang Kai-Sh'ek, 'pea'•
'nig 'in Toronto last week made , =
significant 'statementwhich' it
would be well for ua Wester, de-
mberaeies,to think 'o',•er. He said:
":ou'Il never •achieve peace 'by
'preparing for, war; you must pre-
pare fr,r 'peace)„-,
I-IELD IR:. The British North Am-
erica Act can. become„ one of the
.greatest barriers 'to social progress.
in the Dominion unless ,.1l the nine
PrG\inces agree to co-operate for
. •th ; common good, That, in fine,
was the substance of a speech by
Hon. Norman. Rogers, Minister of
• Labor, to the -House of Commons
•last week when he announced that
the Federal Government is Prepar-
ed to introduce a bill for institut-
ing unemployment insurance, in
.' Canada. , .•
'Other countries'have unemploy-
' - meat .3risiirance.' ' Why riot Can•
ada? Because . the. B:N:A. Act
leaves loopholes open fol': the pro-.
vinces to setup howls •each for
their . -own-parti'euiar rights. And •
reformii blocked.”' . •
THE WEEK'S QUESTION: Why
are autoniobi.le ihstirance `.rates in
Ontario going up the first .of this
month? Answer: Theret has been
a Marked increase in riablic: Ha-
, bility and property damage claims
the past year. The increased speed
limit,' too, tends to make each ac-
cident more, costly; (Incidentally, ,
fire insurance rates . on cars have..
leen substantially reduced). -
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Testing' Cattle
Ontario Breeders Ask Federal
Government to Speed Up, the.
Work =- Many Farmers Un-
• her Serious . Handicap.
The Dominion ,Department of Ag-
ricilture was urged'.in a resolution
adopted at ,the annual meeting of
the Ontario' Cattle' Breeders' Asso-,
elation to "speed -up." --the work -of
testing cattle for tuberculosis. •
,The resolution, adopted after W.
P. Watson • of the Livestock branch,
• Ontario• Departirent of Agriculture,
told, the Meeting that at the Pres-
; ent rate it would require 24 years'•
to "complete and test :n this .prov-
ince, declaring that many Ontario
• breeders were under a serious hafi-
dicap in marketing cattle.'
• UUnpo%rtant TO Cattle Business
Mr. Watson:Ipresetiti.ng a report'
an tuberculosis testing in Ontario,
said the work' fr'gan 12 years ago
as a health:measure but now was a
"most iinpor:tant't.-factor •to• the .en-
tire cattle bmsinss. He added that
there are 800;000 cattle in areas
under test in ,Canada and 1,600,-
• 000 in other areas. •
petitions for tub•ereulbsis testing:
'have been circulated in all counties:
in the province' except Renfrew and.
the county council there now • la
'working on the •proposal, 1Ye• •said..,
hog i'3 4
outhefirO iTa h'"slgne+: up
• Year in favlsr' co the elan. ,
araadiar4oz,r ,
.ems
efla Peer's -Brother, ."
Honeymooning in Hollywood after a •surprise..marriagein TucsonAriz.,
. are Frances Drake, Canadian-bo'i at:tress, and her husband, Cecil John=
Arthur .Toward.' Howard is the brut ler of .the Earl of. Suffolk. •
Canada's . Greatest
Highway Pr.O act
Road Connecting: Peace', River
District Wirth Great Slave
Lake Will Soon Be Under
Construction : -.= 400, Miles
Long. -
Final sanction was gi'en last..
• week by Federal 11esource -Minis-
ter ,Ck'erar to the construction of a
winter ;traction" read cbririecting
the'Trite- re. "u r ' wf :the
.Northern Alberta ' Railways. with
Greq ' Slave: 'take; • • almost 400
miler farther ,north._
This will be the greatest: road-:
.way of its ;kind. • in .Canada.. ' It
. will servethe purpose of a railway
and -tractors' drawing 10 or more
trailers will ply along it..•
• To Radium Mines
Departmental ' officials expect
that next year ' the pitchblende
concentrates • 'from• Eldorado' ,
Mines, gold concentrates from the
Yellowknife Mines and the • fish
'from) :Greet • Slave Lake will. • be.
hauled to: the railway' over this
road.
For the return trip food sup-
plies and. construction materials
will be hauled north. It will fur-
• nish • a direct connection between
the .mining .fieldsi, and the, ' farm
lands ,around Fort. Vermilion in
Northern' Alberta and the ,Peace.
River districts. • ' '•
Although the •distance. was less
from ' • McMurray. to Great Slave
Lake,' it was decided the Peace
River route Was, preferable be-
cause the country over' which it
would pass is more level:.
Co-eds Are Told
• What To . Eat; Do
•
Saner,. Food; And Less. Cosmetics
Urged By' Miss Dayis to' Class
At \ University of • Western'
• Ontario -`.`Can't Trust Own
' Tastes"
One' teaspoonful of cod jiver 'oil
contains as. .much •bone -building
•vitamin• D' as 1,500 servings of spin-
ach,"Miss L..M. Davis,. instructress
in home economics, told 'a class of
'coeds at , the University. of West-
ern Ontario last week.
"Cokes and chocolate bar•s are
the modern adolescent's diet,"• she
pdeoesl he n ffl4-°•:: :"
inente lrevicesitre ^to -A wei'f='iiuTaficed"""
- diet, and we cannot,live and retain
our health. without. them. A little
less money' spent on cosmetics and.,
'alittle . more spent on the right
kind of food would- mean, a toff to •
the average beauty of the American
Woman." • • •
that "iii the good old days" people
' didn't fuss so muchlabout what they.
ate. and . were no 'worse off for ,it,
'Miss Davis quoted an article in the
: Jqurnal 'of. the Am•eriean, Dietetic
Association, .which stated tliat'•in,
Charlotte Bronte's day school chi]-
dren were: too weak. to take physi
cal training' becanee they were fed
inadequately. • Many •diseases at-
itributed to' the wrong diet -'have
been wiped oat by'modern medical''
inetiods, and now' the proble'ro is
•,bow' to choose foods , which are not
deficient, in food values...
In thiS day there arerfewer., nat-
ti'raT toga's "-'Miss`' 15riis. saki;" aria.
more are manufactured. But many,
of the artificial brands are deficient'
in nutritive value, even though they'
are more pleasing -to the, taste.
"We' can't trust our tastes any
more," the specialist, lir home econ,'.
omits told'the co-eds, "we=ve got to '
learn what we •should eat and why."
.More Orchards
Being Planted
Prodaetion•Of F,rttits InDomin-
ion. Has Bee ' ShOWing: An
• : Upward '1 -'re � 11 'Recent
Years. _
Produetien of the more important :
fruits in.•Canadai have been showing
an upward trend in 'recent years,. •
aeaordiug to the Agricultural Situa- , -
tion 'a'nd•Outlook for 193.9•, issued by
the Dominion Departments ,ofR,Agri-
culture and Trade and Commerce.
In the case of apples production has
been increasing steadily since 1926 -
and the 1938'crop, while, only slight-
ly higher than that of 1937, was;
more than' 15 per cent. above the
pr'eviqus: five-year average.. Heavy •
new plantings in recent years in-
' dicate that the'upward trend in pro-
' duction may be 'expected to., con;
ti:nue for'sdrae .time. The fact 'that
apple production fluctuates greatly
from year to year as a • result 'of'
weather conditions'makes it diffi-
cult, o forecast the price outlook
of this productin advance. Ship-
ments,of'apples both inbarrels and
in boxes for export were sharply
higher in the fall of, 1938 than• in
the previous' year. , •.
McIntosh Reds Lead
Thirty-three ' commercial. nurser-
ies 'reported to 'the ;Dorrrinion De-
'partment of Agriculture, on sales
of trees during,, the year ended
'March 31, 192811' Apple trees led 'L
the list' at 4,41137 two-thirds, of
tosh continues ,to lead all' other
varieties„for planting. Other sorts
that continue to be popular are.
Duchei;s,` bT^'iia, Yellow 'Transpar-
ent, Pameuse, Wealthy, .Cortland,,
Delicious and Spy. •• -
Many communities in ,England
Diseases Due To Wrong Diet , are limiting dance• hours • to,' mid.
Refuting the common impression night.. ''
WONDERLAND OF O�
{
OICE.
HE PRES
WOLF AT THE DOQR
in :Sweden, packs of wolves are
keeping: 'people away groin church.
Tbat 'isn't what's keeping them
-• away over here: Tor'.onta Star.
THE OLD RELIABLE
When we're moved ,to speak
slightingl3, of the "horse and buggy
clays,” we might remember that the
'hotse would, always start on a•cold
.morning.—Owen Sound Sun -Time's:
A,X'ES TO .GRIND • '
It is strange that nearly everyone
who protests against increased debt
And increased taxation has his own
pet project which, if accepted by
the governments,' could only. mean
• more ,dept: or more taxation,
• .Brockville,, Recorder •and Times.
YOU'R:B,TELLING,,Ott ,
Addresses •:to --the• King ,are to be,
as few as possible; and 'his ,Majes
ty will not be expected to reply.
This might be a •good policy to .fol-
• low In regard to all distinguished'
• visitors. A weakness.'01 Canadians
is their tendency' toward speech
making on 4110'. slightest provoca-
tion.—Toronto•Qlobe and Mail. •-
SMALL TOWN EDITORS'
Editors Of; small town Tapers,
meet 'a lot of people. `In 'spite -of
::the fact that a . good 50 per cent.
'of these people wantto sell., him.
,something, he learns a little ?bout
,,a' great manysubjects from convex.-'
sations with caliers,'wlio' And. It
.consideraiirry easier to gain. access'.
to the office of a small town editor'
than'the .holy .of holies .occupied by
editors of• . metropolitan, publica-
•''tins.—Lindsay Post. •
SAFE DRIVING—JUST BRAINS:
Safe diriving is nota mechanical
problem—although the mechanics
of solely°"?M8'r., bn ehzo'ri1itt:•
primarily'-? pr.o'blem ' of the. human
mentality. 'It is ,not a ,qi estion of
'stronger metals or safety'glass or.
,brakes or 'laws or penalties., It is
purely. and, simply a ' matter Of
`brains. Death lurk§,, notinthe
mechanism of the automobile •r'ror
on what' we. are pleased to `call
Nlangerous- crossings'! Death lurk's
,in the human mind. -4 Vancouver
;San. •
Homemaker. Should, ;
Understaind • Drugs
•
•
Dean' It- O. -Hurst of the Ontario .
' College of. Pharmacy 'recommends
pharmacy.. as a course of study '
for girls, especially t}iose conteni
'plgting marriage.
'•'The Course in pharmacy: is' of
exceptional practical__usefulness.
No other 'college course contrib-
kites quite' so .much knowledge_ use-
ful' to the wife, and Another- Even •
in' such arts as baking o.c.'.cookery,
understanding of the • principles of
pharmacy' is • invaluable. It • ,is
.especially , valuable' to the mother.
o€''a growing -family;' 'improving
' her 'knowledge and judgment in
the• 'care of children:' '
The ,
BOQK , SHELF
'By ELIZABETH EEDV, ' '
"SICI-ING FROM A TO 'Z"
By Walter Amstutz
'Yqu don't read this book. Y;ou
look' at the pictures, Each page
carries:• five or •.six photo illustra
.tione taken with a high-speed cam-
era which analyse 'for you .every•
ski-ing movement in 'all• essential
phasee, Individual details ;,an be
studied at, leisure with the'help of
";the
of each Picture. ` A§ a handbook.
it is excellent.
.Mr. Amstutz'' book is .the result
of the careful study of a lifetime
spent on skis: Both the beginner
and the' expert' will benefit from
What he has to teach,
"Ski-ing' from, A to Z" ... by
Walter Amstutz ... Toronto: Ox-
ford University Press . . $1;50.
•
fdren Of 14
"Eat The Most '-
-Food .Consumption Of Hulln
Being 1s Highest .At
That Age;
The sinal:!, baby does not require
as much energy producing food:.ae
the. active boy or girl. The .baby
: of one month of•n
,age eeds about •,
500 'calories in 24 boors; • of 'two
-months, 610 calories; of b anantive .
750 cllories; of 10 giontb,s,+ 900 cal •
-
ories; of .12 months, 1000 and of 24
months,• 1200 calories 'per, day." -Af--'
„ter .thiws time, however, the child
begins ' • activities which ' •'in.er.'ease
greatly ,the demand for energy fobd
because the child 'le also' at this
time. 'growing at an .exceedingly •
rapid rate:, '
Fewer; Calories Needed Thereafter
During the last. •f fty years at:
tempts -have been• made tu,+.set up`
standards of•.,food requirement'for
Children of various ages.:'The cal -
oriel, required anerease'`•steadily
with ,age, reaching• a peak at the'
,age. Of 14 . of"tG; which .there. is "• a'
drop.-., •
It must be remembered that for'
energy requirement of the body .it '
is the carbohydrate • foods which
are chiefly important. ',In carbohy-
drate
arbohy
drate•.foods we include not only
sugar but . also all of the cereals'
like oats, corn, wheat, rye, rice,
barley and similar. grains. Once
children objected seriously to such
foods because they Wer 3 mono•ten-
ous, ,bm nowa•'ay's " . i •. •iufactur-
ers, or prepared'.. cereals -have' de-
velop.ed so many different modift-
captions'' .tliat any sort of .appetite •
or taste, may be' met by the foods
that are availal:'e.'
Sugpl'ernentary estimates an- • ,
nounced by the British' Govern- ,'
meat included ail appropriation of -
$445;550, for participation . in :.;the.
New York World's, Fair.
Fewer T •'
wv sty
Entered.. Canada..
During 1938Volw ,, e ' of Mie
:tor ,Travel Declined
• Tourists:" visiting Canada in 7;93$:
spent, ani estimated $269,999,999
compared with $29000,000 in 1937,
according to a preliminary report: ;.
issued" by •the' Dominion Bureau of
Stat1skies. Expenditures of Cana-
dian travellers; abroad were esti
mated at. $120.,0.00,000 against 1124,-
000,000, • The'"favorable balance to
Canada: n her inter'national`tourlet
account may be, .placed..•a apt .aheat
$149,000,000 in 1938 compared with.
1166,000;000 In 1937. . •
Though Visiors'..Spent Millions
• Volume of motor travel to Can-
ada declined in 1938, the total nurr4-
ber '`of . automobiles' .entered for
touring purposes being 4, 345,.645
•compared with ' 4,511;840; do 19;37.,
Estimated :, expenditures of. motor.
tourists in Canada. were $178,000,
000 'compared •with 4411432,000 ',id
•
Tourist entries lit Canada b .rail, •
as :reported by immigration oiffcers, .
totalled 757;860 in. '1938; a decline •
of 137,097 from `•193;7
. There are 40'• million Ukrainian•
people; most of ,them. in Regina., .
..;GUIDE BOOK, to
GOOD VALUES
e When you plan a trip abroad;
you.'can take a guide book, and
figure out exactly where you want •
to -go, how long ybu can stay, and,‘
what it Will. cost you.
• Ther advertisements in this
paper are reallya guile book tn.
good values. If: you make ,a .habit`
of reading them orarefully,; :you
can . plan your shopping trips and
save' yourself, time, •energy and
money. ,
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-.LIFE'S LIKE:THAT
By Fred Neher : ,
By L. Frank Baum
, (well was 'very glad to be permit.,
ted to go with this promise of as-:-
sistanee. from the First and 'Fore-,
most, . The owl -man led hien back'•
downthe mountain path and or-
dered the 'scarl'et alligator to crawl '
away and allow" the ghente to cross
the bridge:-Vn' safety,. After thevis-
t.ter.:had gone a brilliant and gorko-
••
The First and' 1trtrereost, t>cutiti•
fully arrtiyed,. addressed the others:
"it is fihrolwe.Went into the,worki
and brought sorrow toits tieaple.,
, While iv;e have remained here Many
nations have grown happy and pros-
Pettus. It is lucky -that the gnoftle
came to remind us t'a, make truubl'-e.
We will •use the. tdnnel to conquer
t.4:catVag, t he >w;tx:lkn
ou't to ravage and annoy the *ho1e,
world,
tui
-'of the gaily' dressed Multitude or
Phanfasms'that jived there.
Dorothy and her fellow'travelle•rs
rode away from the Ctittenci•ip vil-
lage and followed the indistinct path
as far: hs the sign post. flere they
took the main road and again ,pray
ceeded on their journey. When eve.
Bing came they stopped at a dwell- •
ing and were wel•concd and given..
tood• and °good beds for the night.
I ariy nest morning, however; -they
.r.,weea.rtp,p-:rid'ager to.atnrt,•and.rif- asl.ed
-ata
their Bost goo - id orrfn•tird' In
to the red iv. gen.
'rhe weather •1s a,iwuys ht.t�,i.'ail
in as, and this morning the ; ir• w s'
cool -and the•sunshine dcOphtful.
about an hour they came to a pinre-
where' another road ,branched 'off.
There was . a sign post here. Coo.
"Oh,, here i where we'turn." -sold
Dorothy, observing the sign. "What .
are We going to .Fui3dlCcumlr",
�'.
,
the Captaili General, "les,
d.litns Hili htrw, -.il
interesting." replied Dorothy.